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RSF 2025 Index : Burundi continues to slide in an increasingly hostile African media landscape
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 2, 2025 – Burundi has fallen 17 places and is now ranked 125th in the world in the 2025 Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index.
Bujumbura : CNC president surprised by Bonesha FM’s silence following the assault on one of Its journalists
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 30, 2025 – A few days before the World Press Freedom Day, the President of the National Communication Council (CNC), Espérance Ndayizeye, publicly expressed her
Bujumbura : journalist Kenny Claude Nduwimana remains prison despite the expiry of appeal deadline
Bujumbura, April 30, 2025 – In violation of the Burundian Code of Criminal Procedure, journalist Kenny Claude Nduwimana remains detained despite the public prosecutor’s appeal being filed out of time.
Bujumbura : a Bonesha FM journalist attacked at the University of Burundi – A worrying symbol for press freedom
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 28, 2025 —Journalist Willy Kwizera, of Bonesha FM radio station, was violently attacked on Monday morning on the Mutanga campus in Bujumbura, while he was
Burundi : two journalists briefly arrested during a sit-in in Bujumbura
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 21, 2025 – Willy Kwizera and Masudi Mugiraneza, journalists at Bonesha FM and Nderagakura radio stations respectively, were arrested on Monday morning in Kinama, north
Burundi: Yaga, Burundi magazine allowed to resume operations
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 14, 2025 — After more than two weeks of suspension, the online magazine Yaga Burundi was officially given green light to re-open. The announcement was
USA : five Burundian journalists receive the International Courage in Journalism Award offered by Texas Tech University
The courage of Burundian journalists was honored by the College of Media and Communication at Texas Tech University. This institution sought to encourage Burundian journalists who face significant restrictions on
Bujumbura : the National Communication Council temporarily suspends Yaga Burundi
The National Communication Council (CNC), Burundi’s media regulatory body, announced on Thursday the temporary suspension of the Yaga Burundi coalition, known for its media productions and critical content on the
Bujumbura : the finance minister closes the door to private media
Last Thursday, in Bujumbura, the commercial city where all United Nations agencies and the central administration are concentrated, six local radio stations – Isanganiro, Bonesha FM, Rema FM, Shima FM,
Burundi : several committed activists demand the release of journalist Sandra Muhoza
About twenty organizations with a Burundian majority issued a statement on Friday, February 28, 2025, to demand the unconditional release of journalist Sandra Muhoza. detained for nearly a year, accused